Norway shares results of seafood monitoring

New research finds limited disease transmission from farms to wild salmon

New study finds minimal pathogen risk in wild Norwegian salmon and sea trout. A recent investigation conducted by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR), commissioned by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, has found a low prevalence of significant pathogens among wild Atlantic salmon postsmolts and sea trout sampled from Boknafjorden, Hardangerfjorden, and Hitra in 2023. [...]

Norway shares results of seafood monitoring

Findings from three seafood monitoring programs in Norway have revealed some non-compliances but an overall positive picture. The Institute of Marine Research analyzed 43 samples of fish and fish products for histamine content in 2024. Samples were collected by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) at retail and processing plants. In two samples, histamine was detected at 28 and 110 mg/kg, which is above the limit of quantification o…